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Congratulations to ChessKid genius @TaniAdewumi, who just achieved his first IM norm at the New York Spring Invitational 🎉 🙌
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We asked @vishy64theking's son, Akhil, who his favourite chess player is! 🐯 🇮🇳 #ChessOlympiad2022
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10 years, 8 months and 16 days 🇦🇷
Fausti Oro becomes the youngest international master in chess history following an undefeated nine-round event in Barcelona! 👏
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12-year-old chess prodigy, @TaniAdewumi, has officially been granted asylum in the United States! He can now travel to international tournaments. 👏 🎉
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12-year-old Tani Adewumi won a third IM norm! He played several sensational games against GMs and IMs at the New York GM/IM Fall Invitational. 👏 🎉
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This is the sweetest interview you will see from the #ChessOlympiad2022! Yuvir interviews the Tiger of Madras, @vishy64theking 🐯 🇮🇳
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FM Tanitoluwa Adewumi finished the 2022 US Masters with a crushing win, securing 5.0 points in the tournament! 👏 🇺🇸
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🤯 ⚽ @MagnusCarlsen shares his most important piece of advice for young chess players!
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12-year-old Yagiz Erdogmus, International Master and ChessKid YSCC’22 winner, draws against two strong 2600 GMs @eicc2023! 🤯 You got this, Yagiz! 💪
ALT IM Yagiz Erdogmus competing at the European Individual Chess Championship 2023.
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Today, we met IM Okeke Issac from @chessinslums at the #ChessOlympiad2022! 🇳🇬 The inspiring non-profit organization, founded by @Tunde_OD, empower, uplift, and educate children through chess♟️
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Guess who will be taking on one of the most popular streamers in the chess community, @GothamChess, on Dec. 18? 👀🇦🇷 10-year-old "Messi of Chess" FM Faustino Oro! 🔥💪 #FaustivsGothamChess
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Congratulations to @MagnusCarlsen on winning the @FIDE_chess World Chess Championship!
It's Carlsen's 5th time winning the World Championship 🎉 👏
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Congratulations to Alice Lee on defending her American Cup title at just 15 years old! 🏆🎉
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Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus does it again 🔥👏
✅ Under-13 Champion
✅ Under-16 Champion
HE HAS NEVER LOST A CHESSKID EVENT! 🇹🇷
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Nigerian chess master, Tunde Onayoka, is on a mission to do great things from a small place 👏 🇳🇬
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Happy birthday to the World's No.3 chess legend, @GMHikaru! 🎉
Fun fact: Hikaru became a grandmaster at 15, breaking Bobby Fischer's record.
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FAUSTI DID IT!! 🥳🎉
Meet the World's Youngest-Ever International Master, 🇦🇷Faustino Oro, who has earned the title at the age of 10 years, 8 months and 16 days! chess.com/news/view/faustino…
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Congratulations, Yagiz! 👏🇹🇷 12YO Turkish chess prodigy IM Yagiz Erdogmus climbed to 9th in @chesscom blitz 📈, passing Nepo, ranking high among top GMs, including Carlsen & Nakamura. 💪🔥
Fun facts: Yagiz was the ChessKid YSCC’22 👑 & recently won 2 games against Nakamura.
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At 13, Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus is the youngest-ever player to cross 2600 in classical chess 🤯🇹🇷
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Congratulations, Alice! 🎉 13-year-old chess master Alice Lee broke 2400 against GM Oliver Barbosa at the NYC Spring IM norm event.
She’s one step closer to becoming an IM! 🙌
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FM Alice Lee defeats GM Matthias Bluebaum, reigning European Chess Champion, in the @ProChessLeague event! 🎉 Way to go, Alice! 🙌
FM Alice Lee scores an incredible upset vs. the Bears' Board 1 GM Matthias Bluebaum!
#ProChess
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Today, 17-year-old Praggnanandhaa received his Arjuna Award from President Droupadi Murmu! 🎉 🇮🇳
The President celebrated the young chess star achieving 🥇 Gold in the FIDE Online Olympiad 2020 and 🥉 Bronze in the 44th Chess Olympiad 2022.
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Congratulations, Alice! 🎉 13-year-old chess master Alice Lee secured her third and final IM & WGM norms at the Canadian Transnational!
@ProChessLeague chess sensation broke 2400 once again and became the third American-born woman to hold the International Master title. 🙌
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These two ChessKids will be battling tomorrow in the Chess World Championships! Who are these two players? 🏆🏆🏆 #Chess #carlsencaruana2018
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Congratulations to @TaniAdewumi for winning his first round of the @CLTchesscenter Summer GM/IM Norm Invitational!
In a crazy first game, he defeated Yans Richard Girones Barrios! 👏
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The "Messi of Chess," 9-year-old FM Faustino Oro, is the youngest player ever to break 2300! 🤯 The young Argentinian prodigy broke former records held by top GMs, including Javokhir Sindarov and Judit Polgar. 🙌💪
Catch this rising star in the YSCC this Saturday!
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We put a lot of thought into finding the perfect birthday gift for @vishy64theking
How do you think Anna Muzychuk and @ChessMike did? 🎁
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Happy 14th birthday to one of the youngest female International Masters, Alice Lee! 💚🥳 Best of luck at #USChessChamps 💪🏆
ALT Alice Lee / Photo Credit: Lennart Ootes, Saint Louis Chess Club.
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🇮🇳 17-year-old GM @rpragchess kicked off the #FTXCryptoCup in Miami with a win against GM Alireza Firouzja! 🔥 👏
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12-year-old chess prodigy Tanitoluwa "Tani" Adewumi spoke to @CNN alongside his family! 🇺🇸 👏
In the full interview, the ChessKid.com star said, "I'm very happy now that I can play more internationally with strong players and more chances."
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At 15, French chess player Jules Moussard beat his first grandmaster. 6-7 years later, he earned his GM title. 🙌💪
#ChessChamps #ChessKidCup
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🤝 ChessKid supports @chessinslums, a non-profit organisation using chess as a tool to help young people in impoverished communities. Through inspiring projects, @Tunde_OD and his team are on a mission to unlock the potential in every child!
thetimes.co.uk/article/chess…
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Congratulations, @TaniAdewumi! 👏 13-year-old ChessKid star FM Tani Adewumi secured his final IM norm at the Southwest Class Championship in TX with an overall score of 5.5/9. 🏆 Going up against 5 GMs in the process! 💪
Now, all he has to do is cross 2400 to get the IM title!
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The game Reti vs. Tartakower 1910 has one of the most powerful double checks ever! Have you ever used a double check to win a game of chess? #checkmate
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10yo FM Faustino Oro wins the tiebreak against @GothamChess!! 🤯🔥
This was an insanely impressive match. Congratulations, Fausti! 👏 Brilliant performances from both players 💪
#FaustivsGothamChess on twitch.tv/chesskid
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This year, @gothamchess did something remarkable for the chess community, giving away $100,000 to school chess teams! 👏
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12-year-old chess master FM Tani Adewumi plays lightening fast #chess with #BostonCeltics Forward Grant Williams! 🔥🏀♟️ Pieces go flying!
Grant Williams of Boston Celtics invited Tanitoluwa to his team game vs Toronto Raptors on Saturday. @Grant2Will @ChessKidcom
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay! 🎉
We’re dedicating this week to celebrating all the wonderful women out there, including our amazing female chess players and ChessKid family members. 💚🌎
#InternationalWomensDay2023
ALT WGM Keti Tsatsalashvili, ChessKid’s ‘HappyCroc’
ALT WIM Ivette Garcia, ChessKid Español
ALT WGM/IM Irene Sukandar, ChessKid Indonesia
ALT WGM Anna Muzychuk, ChessKid Ukraine
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On July 29th, we're celebrating #InternationalTigerDay and the #ChessOlympiad2022 with the Tiger of Madras, @vishy64theking. 🐯 🇮🇳
Join us in Chennai for our 'Stump the GM!' event, in partnership with @WWFINDIA!
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🤯 ChessKid's 11-year-old FM @TaniAdewumi solves a MIND-BLOWING 49 puzzles in 180 seconds!
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Want to see more from this chess star?
17-year-old GM @NihalSarin is at @expo2020dubai for the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Chess Cup 2021 ⬇️
📷: @iamniri
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Alice Lee is leading the Women's World Rapid Championship after Day 1 with the ONLY perfect score! 🔥
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Congratulations, Alice! 13YO chess phenom IM Alice Lee won individual gold for her brilliant performance on board 1 at the #FIDEWomenTeams.🥇💪
Her first time EVER playing on the "senior" women's team for USA!
Congrats on 4th overall, Team USA, and to Georgia, the winners.👏🏆
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Congratulations, Leonid! 👏 8-year-old rising star Leonid Ivanovic may have set a new world record for the youngest player to beat a grandmaster in classical chess after his game against GM Milko Popchev in Belgrade. 🤯🔥
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Anna Cramling and Tani Adewumi partake in games against each other and friends after filming for the #CKChessboardChallenge.
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And what an incredible journey it's been...
We're proud to support @chessinslums and @Tunde_OD five years on! ❤️
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15-year-old Shreyas Royal has just become the youngest-ever British chess grandmaster! 🇬🇧
He broke David Howell's 2007 record by more than six months.
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Big news! ChessKid is partnering with @chessinslums.
Chess in Slums teaches chess to children without access to education, as a means of giving them mentorship, community, and an academic advantage.
We are so excited to begin this journey. Stay tuned!
chesskid.com/article/view/ch…
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Join the chess world in posting #onegameeveryday! Started by @chessgmkunte. Here @vishy64theking and his son enjoy a game!
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Happy birthday to two-time US Women's Champion WGM @JenShahade 🎉
Jennifer directs the @USChessWomen Program, as well as 'Girls Club', a group encouraging thousands of young girls across the country to enjoy chess!
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Breaking news! At 10 years old @TaniAdewumi has placed first in the under 12 section for the North American Youth Chess Championships!
Tani will be granted the title of FIDE master for his victory!
See the full standings here: chess-results.com/tnr571464.…
@FIDE_chess @USChess
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Big news: @chesscom is partnering with @chessinslums!
Last September, CIS partnered with ChessKid. The expanded scope of this new partnership makes CK and Chess.com content partners in promoting chess as a force for positive social change.
chess.com/news/view/chesscom…
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Happy birthday to legendary grandmaster and @chesscom commentator @GmNaroditsky! 🎉
Fun facts: Daniel was a U12 World Youth Champ and one of the youngest published chess authors at 14.
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Have you been keeping up with @vishy64theking's Masterclass series?
All of the videos can be found here!
📕: chesskid.com/article/view/vi…
@ChesskidIndia @chesscom_in @ChessMike @itherocky
Photo: @photochess
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IM @irene_sukandar finishes her final game of the Abu Dhabi Open with a draw, achieving her 2nd GM norm! 🇮🇩 👏
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Congratulations, GM @ArjunErigaisi! 👏 The 18-year-old finished the 28th Abu Dhabi Open with an impressive score of 7.5/9, winning the entire tournament 🚀 🇮🇳
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Happy 15th birthday to double Olympiad medalist and a real star of chess, Alice Lee! 🌟🥳
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Bodhana has clinched a WIM norm at the 24th European Women's Chess Championship! 🙌💚
She's possibly the youngest to EVER score a WIM norm!
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12-year-old chess prodigy FM Tani Adewumi tells popular chess streamer WFM @AnnaCramling he hopes to become a GM this year, if not the next.
Without a doubt, this brilliant young chess master will achieve his dream very soon.
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Congratulations to Adeoye Fawaz! 🌟
We applaud the work of @Tunde_OD, the Founder of @chessinslums, who spent weeks sharing the gift of chess with these amazing kids
He is a true champion and inspiration within our community 👏🏆
Adeoye Fawaz, an 18 year old boy who works as a bus conductor and has lived years of his life Under oshodi bridge emerged as our overall champion in both chess and mental maths.
A star is born.
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Congratulations, @Tunde_OD! ♟️ ✨
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Announcing: Battle of the Rising Stars!
Satria Duta, a talented chess player from Indonesia, will take on 12-year-old NM Brewington Hardaway of New York in a six-game blitz match on ChessKid!
Hosting the match will be IM @irene_sukandar and IM Levy Rozman (@GothamChess).
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It's finally official! Yagiz Kaan Erdogmus has been awarded the Grandmaster chess title!
He's the 4th youngest GM of all time - WOW! 🎉
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The USA's newest master is none other than 10-year-old Tani Adewumi.
Last week he joined @ChessMike to show off one of his wins en route to the title and play some kids in the process. Tani also explains how ChessKid helps him achieve his goals!
Watch: chesskid.com/videos/tani-is-…
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Tune in for "Tani is a Chess Master" with NM(!) Tani Adewumi and FunMasterMike. Tani will show off the key moments from his recent tournament that made him a master, and you may get to play Tani too!
Congrats Tani! 🥳
chesskid.com/article/view/ta…
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Congratulations to ChessKid genius @TaniAdewumi, who just achieved his second IM norm at the New York Summer Invitational 🎉 🙌
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Congratulations to 12-year-old WIM Alice Lee for reaching the finals of the Champion's Bracket at The @STLChessClub American Cup! 🏆 We're very proud of this Chesskid star #GirlsInChess
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📣 CHESS COMMUNITY! Today, we're hosting a fundraiser stream to get these kids to the @CLTchesscenter IM Norm Invitational
🤩 Join @ChessMike and these young chess geniuses for exciting games, challenges, and chats as we try to reach our goal!
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Fausti 🇦🇷 earns a HUGE win over GM David Larino!
He's on track to become the YOUNGEST IM EVER if he scores 2/3 in his remaining games! 🙌
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